In the midst of the George W. Bush Administration, science writer Chris Mooney’s The Republican War on Science (Basic Books, 2005) noted an increasing trend: the rejection of science by a growing number of Republican Party members, not just on evolution, but on topics as varied as stem cell research, the hole in the ozone [...]

Members of the Wisconsin legislature may vote today – March 6, 2012 – to suspend recently agreed upon rules in the state that streamlined and made more efficient the state’s wind siting requirements. Although the legislators pushing for suspension cite the need for local control over wind rules as their motivation, many of them are [...]

  Kaska Hass’ High Eco Fashion Spring/Summer ’12 collection brought a light and breezy energy to the Lavera Showfloor in Berlin. Inspired by wind energy, Hass designed pieces that were as jagged as wind turbines and gathered in ways that created an airy buoyancy. Crisp organic cotton items looked as fluffy as freshly washed laundry [...]

Scientists had thoroughly investigated the beluga whale population in the St. Lawrence area, but today, the beluga whale population is at an all time low again and they still suffer from toxins and the onset of cancers.

If you are interested in weather, chances are you have visited Weather Underground and read the posts of its director of meteorology, Dr. Jeff Masters. The consistently reliable Masters has been a rare voice in helping make sense of, rather than cloud (zing!), the increasingly strange weather events hitting the planet. Masters has studied weather [...]

By Christine Shearer In a recent article in National Journal, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) President Tim Phillips said there is no question that AFP and others like it have been instrumental in the rise of Republican candidates who question or deny climate science: “We’ve made great headway. What it means for candidates on the Republican side is, [...]

How Do You Grab Land? The recent phenomenon of aggressive land takeovers, also known as land grabs, has resulted in the taking of enormous portions of land throughout Africa. In 2009 alone, nearly 60 million hectares of land was purchased or leased throughout the continent for the production and export of food, cut flowers, and [...]

On October 3, 2011, the Obama administration said it was moving forward with oil-drilling leases off the coast of Alaska issued by the Bush administration in 2008. The leases had been challenged by environmental groups, opposition that gained momentum after the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon disaster. Yet the Interior Department said it would uphold nearly [...]

The flight from Seoul to Jeju Island is only 45 minutes, but in Korea this is as far from mainland Korea you can get geographically and mentally. Jeju is a volcanic island located half way between the Korean mainland and the western tip of Japan. It is an island set apart from the rest of [...]

As Raj Patel illuminated in his 2007 book Stuffed and Starved, the global food system–dominated by large multinational corporations–does not work for most of us. Those of us who live in developed, Westernized nations are eating (on average) more than we should, while those who labor to produce the food we over-consume are starving. Millions [...]

Inhabitants of Philadelphia’s Crane Arts Building have a novel approach to the increasing cost of energy: make their own. To be fair, the inhabitants aren’t exactly strangers to solar energy. The building houses Solar States, which works to eliminate barriers to solar energy. When the company was looking for their first installation, they simply looked [...]

“I want to say one word to you,” Mr. McGuire says to Ben in The Graduate. “Just one word. Plastics.” It was the line that defined a generation, or the promise of it. Nearly forty-five years later, that famous clip is included in another film depicting the high cost of fulfilling that promise. On March [...]

Our drinking water is in peril. Just imagine a reality of combustible well water, poisoned crops, sick and dying livestock and family members – perhaps even you – developing skin and breathing problems and lethal brain lesions, kidney and liver problems and nervous system illnesses from exposure to harmful hydrofracturing chemicals. Horrifically, this tableau is [...]

October was National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and since that time, I’ve been thinking a lot about this widespread problem in our society. I noticed, as you likely did, that numerous methods for supporting patients and further research were promoted during the month. October saw a barrage of advertisements and events, both material and virtual, [...]

Eco fashionistas, with party season upon us (why let New Year’s end with the ball drop?! Being stuck indoors means being stuck indoors with all your closest buds dressed to the nines, I like to say!), let the extravagance begin! I’ve put together a chic look that screams originality and style for ultra glam party [...]

There have been numerous studies that have indicated that consuming genetically modified foods is risky at best. I will call out a few of them but any Internet search may yield some unpleasantly surprising and numerous results.

It was a typical afternoon in Los Angeles as cars rolled by in the streets and people were walking or riding their bicycles on the sidewalks. Suddenly, a taxicab stopped in front of a man riding his bicycle. The man broke immediately but was tossed onto the ground. This man wasn’t any ordinary rider, it happened to be Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

So, how do corporations and politics, food production and distribution tie in with world hunger? As previously mentioned, it’s complex. While there are many “experts” who point the finger at overpopulation for the reason that nearly one billion people in the world go hungry, I submit that the root cause lies within inherently flawed production and distribution systems.